Literature Review on the Research Discipline of Low Carbon Cities in China

Abstract

Low carbon city research has become a hot topic, and the research has presented a complex and scattered situation. However there is a lack of comprehensive review on the existing studies in this discipline field of research. The research data used in this paper are collated from the articles on the low carbon city in 198 journals which are Chinese core and the Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index (CSSCI) journals. The high frequency keywords (HFK) in there research articles are identified from these 198 journals. These HFKs are further examined by using. By using EXCEL software, the co-word matrix, similar matrix and dissimilarity matrix are built; Furthermore, by using SPSS software, HFKs are classified into 14 clusters of low carbon city in china. These clusters show the status of the existing studies on low carbon cities in china; By mapping the strategic coordinates, we know the location of different classes. The understanding on the research status of the discipline of low carbon city in China can provide valuable references to make both researchers and practitioners get a better grasp of low carbon city study status.